Those aren't fans. The guys making a fuss over it either haven't played the game and are upset over the high price or just started with XC as their first title. Would hardly call that a common sentiment among the fanbase.

Or like the game for that matter: "And that's when my acceptance of Xenoblade as a mainstream alternative for those who liked that kind of game instead turned into complete and utter repulsion for it and its fanbase. I now detested the game, and I considered those who preferred it over Xenogears or Xenosaga to be worthless, immature maggots who deserved to be urinated on. I looked upon Tetsuya Takahashi, no longer as an artist I admired, but as a loser writer who was p***ng on his own legacy -- a legacy he would never be acknowledged for anyway, because they exist in the form of video games: a medium favored seemingly by the lowest of the low. I wished to God I could have been in a better situation to discuss and appreciate the Xeno Saga/Gears series other than having to share it with these wretched vermins known as "gamers" whom it was wasted upon.
So yeah, f*** Xenoblade and its fanbase. And any Xeno fans who attempt to argue that its story is on par with the previous works are only embarrassing themselves and should be ashamed of their ignorance and poor esthetic understanding."

They have bigger problems.

Suddenly have less motivation to play Xenogears. No, mustn't let stupid pricks like that demotivate us, urgh.